Easy enough to make for a family Sunday dinner, yet elegant enough to serve to the most prestigious guests. The mushrooms and port wine make an incredibly rich and flavorful sauce for the tenderloin roast. Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon olive oil 2 large cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 3 [Continue...]
I tried this sauce over the 4th of July weekend to go with my ribs. It is definetly one to keep on hand. It was so easy to make and I had everything in my pantry that I needed. I will keep this recipe up my sleeve to use in a pinch; hell, I will use [Continue...]
My Grandma used to make this for me when I was a kid when I would stay several weeks with her every summer. Then I didn’t know what it was just, just that it was this wonderful dish my Grandma would make me with left over pasta. Since that time I have been trying to [Continue...]
Sometimes a simple marinara sauce over pasta, some crusty bread and a good glass of wine is all you need for a fantastic dinner. Here is the simplest of marinara recipes. Ingredients: 1 14oz can of good quality tomatoes, diced Olive oil 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced red pepper flakes 3 tbsp chopped basil Directions: [Continue...]
Ingredients: 1/2 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted 1 garlic clove 1/4 cup olive oil salt and pepper 1/4 cup parmesan Directions: Blend basil, pine nuts, and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. With the machine running, gradually add 1/4 cup of olive oil, processing until well blended. [Continue...]
